
4 0 c m
32cm
actual image size: 24cm x 32cm
Description
Edward Cowper (1790-1852) shown with a model of his four cylinder printing pres. Cowper patented a wallpaper-printing machine in 1816. Two years later he patented a proces for printing on to both sides of a piece of paper simultaneously. In 1827 he also invented, jointly with Augustus Applegarth, the four-cylinder pres for newsprint.
Image Details
Image Ref.
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